Musings of an Idiot

Vengeance

It has been ages since I have updated and time has flown so quick that I did find myself surprised that it took a good 4 days before I got the opportunity to update the blog. Because of the short week - the school has been really hectic and the next week is going to be a long one. The past couple of days have gone into socializing - the most socialization I have done in a long time {in such a small span of time}. Friday afternoon had a couple of drinks and played pool with students, friday evening was staff party and the whole of today was gone in a fundraising gym event {had a half an hour spin class which was fun} and a BBQ at Allie's place later on.


I went and saw 'The Omen' remake alongwith Benji {who is now my new flatmate} and it was bad - it was well made and stuff {for US$ 60 million} but the pacing of the story was off, the build-up and payoff was missing and the casting of Damien, Robert Thorne was simply wrong. What was right was the casting of Mia Farrow as Mrs. Baylock and that is about the only good thing I can think. I much prefer the book which was a real page turner.

David M. lent me his series of 'The Preacher' and it is an engrossing read combined with stunning art work. It again deals with religion and spirituality but not in a way you would expect. Bizarre, unexpected and daring are the ways to describe it - and that is after reading just the first volume of the 9 volume collection.


Managed to watch 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' on DVD and it was good - the visuals are stunning and the story builds up nicely towards the end. I must say the beginning of the movie is confusing with story jumps into past,present, future, fantasy and reality one after the other but once the story settles down it shapes up to be a powerfully violent movie revolving around communal revenge and personal vendetta. The ending was kind of overdrawn and gets back into the confusion which reigns at the start of the movie. But still a worthy follow up to 'Old Boy'.

It is kind of a weird way to sum up 4 days but I think I will leave it at this. I will possibly upload selected photographs from the last studio shows and parties over the next day or so.

Till later,
Amit

Labels: Graphic Novels, Movies, Party

posted by Amit @ 6:18 PM